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The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.

Data from Johns Hopkins University, which tracks the global spread of the disease, shows more than 1,500 people have died of the disease in the U.S. as of Friday evening.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's expletive-laden call to impeach President Trump, and a top committee leader said it's too early to push for it.

Part of an emerging legacy in drag spurred on by the mainstream success of RuPaul's Drag Race,Mattel has built a career as a comedy queen and folk singer with two albums and a TV show to her name.

Beyond pesky, mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year. And the bites aren't random. A mouth packed with sensors, drills, spears and straws guides the bug to blood.

U.S. cases have been rising sharply since the middle of September, when the daily rate was hovering around 40,000 cases.

In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans' data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.

The unanimous judgment represents a stinging reversal for climate activists, who had won a lower-court ruling earlier this year against the major international hub on environmental grounds.

The world is fortunate to have many dedicated professionals dedicated to combating the coronavirus. Here are portraits of three women from far corners of the globe who are playing a key role.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR CEO Jarl Mohn about how NPR has handled allegations of sexual harassment against NPR's Senior Vice President for News Michael Oreskes, who resigned Wednesday.